When Forum Birmingham unexpectedly closed back in April, it was a major loss for the city’s nightlife. But the Forum-sized hole in the city’s nightlife wasn’t there long – just a month later, the venue’s operators had found a new home in Digbeth.
Forum Digbeth launched in May at a former Roller Jam site in Digbeth, one of Time Out’s coolest neighbourhoods of 2025. Now, in even better news, it has revealed that the venue will double in size before the end of this year.
On its website, Forum Digbeth is described as a ‘cutting-edge space for live music, club culture, and creative events’ with a ‘modular layout, advanced lighting and audio systems and adaptive production design’ that makes it ‘one of the most versatile venues in the Midlands’.
The club plans increase its capacity from 2,000 to 4,000 thanks to an adjoining warehouse space named the Annexe.
Billy Chauhan of Global Venues, the club’s operator, said: ‘The Annexe lets us deliver the scale, production and atmosphere that major artists and promoters are demanding from Birmingham. We’re doubling capacity because the city is ready for it; the audience is here, the ambition is here, and we’re committed to leading from the front.’
The Annexe will open on December 20 with an event hosted by Cru2. Then, it’ll host a New Year’s Eve party with Dnb Allstars.
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